Phil Mickelson
Phil Mickelson
Philip Alfred Mickelsonis an American professional golfer. He has won 42 events on the PGA Tour, including five major championships: three Masters titles, a PGA Championship, and an Open Championship...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth16 June 1970
CitySan Diego, CA
CountryUnited States of America
accustomed added combat course help huge last length needed needing week
I needed to combat the added length here at Augusta. This is the only course that I can think of that I will probably do it. I did it last week to get accustomed to it. I don't know where else I'll end up needing to do that, but it was a huge help here.
crowd hometown obviously supportive team tough towards
I think the International Team is obviously very strong. We know that it's going to be a tough go of it, and we know how supportive the hometown crowd is towards their heroes.
brilliant decisions golf good guys ideas individual respect somewhat
He's a brilliant individual and he's one of the guys that I respect the most, because of a lot of the decisions and ideas he has. I know that we somewhat stole the idea to make the World Golf Championships. So there you go. It must have been a pretty good idea.
cherish drove manage misses nine shots wonderful
It has been a long day but a wonderful day. I will look back and cherish some of the shots and putts I was able to make. I was able to manage my misses and on the back nine I drove it as well as I ever have.
almost feels finally knew
It almost feels like make-believe. My first thought was, 'I did it! I finally did it!' I knew I could, but I finally did it.
orange firsts fans
I remember when I first came out on tour, it was Greg Norman and Nick Price. We forget how big Norman was, what a presence he was. I remember one of my first tournaments, Greg threw an orange peel down on the ground and some fan ran over and grabbed it. 'This is Greg Norman's orange peel!'
fake-people nice use
It'll be nice not to have to use my fake IDs anymore.